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Hydrangea macrophylla Paris ('Rapa')

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A compact, bushy, deciduous shrub with a neat habit to around 60cm, with coarsley toothed dark green foliage and rounded, dark pinkish-red mophead flowers throughout the summer

Scientific classification

Species: Hydrangea macrophylla Paris ('Rapa') (Hydrangea macrophylla Paris ('Rapa'))
Genus: Hydrangea
Family: Hydrangeaceae

Skin allergen. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
Toxicity: Shrubs
Plant type: 0.5-1 metres
Height: 0.1-0.5 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Bushy
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn
Season of interest: Partial shade
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Distribution of Hydrangea macrophylla Paris ('Rapa')

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Culture

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Toxicity

Skin allergen. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling

Quick identification of Hydrangea macrophylla Paris ('Rapa')

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Hydrangea macrophylla Paris ('Rapa') care guide

Keep soil consistently moist, especially in warm weather
Watering: Partial shade
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Watering

Keep soil consistently moist, especially in warm weather

Fertilizing

Hydrangea feed in spring and again early summer

Pruning

Use the method for the hydrangea type: remove faded mophead flowers to the first healthy bud pair; paniculata and arborescens may have last year's stems shortened to healthy bud pairs. Climbing hydrangeas need overlong shoots trimmed after flowering. Most types are pruned in late winter or early spring; climbing hydrangeas are pruned after flowering in summer.

Propagation

Propagate by softwood cuttings in early summer or hardwood cuttings in winter

Growing

Grow in any moist but well-drained soil in partial shade or grow in sun if soil remains reliably moist. See shrubby hydrangea cultivation for further advice

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